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 Men often enlisted in&nbsp; a company recruited in the counties where they lived&nbsp;though not always.&nbsp;After many battles,&nbsp;companies might&nbsp;be combined because so many men were killed or wounded.&nbsp; However if you are unsure which company your ancestor&nbsp; was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
-Men serving in the 3rd Battalion were made up of "planters and farmers from Barnwell, Beaufort, Colleton and Charleston Districts".<ref name="Seigler">Robert S. Seigler. ''South Carolina's Military Organizations During the War Between the States''. (Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press, c2008.), v. 1, 205-216.{{FHL|1639482|item|disp=FHL book 975.7 M2sr v. 1}}. The book goes into greater detail about the companies and the different military units they served in. Also the book may give more information about the different units this Battalion served with.</ref>&nbsp;Soldiers and Sailors&nbsp;System states that many of the men were&nbsp;from&nbsp;the Districts of&nbsp;Marion, Colleton, Beaufort, Barnwell, and Calhoun.<ref name="CWSS">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed December 2010).</ref>
+Men serving in the 3rd Battalion were made up of "planters and farmers from Barnwell, Beaufort, Colleton and Charleston Districts".&nbsp; Soldiers and Sailors&nbsp;System states that many of the men were&nbsp;from&nbsp;the Districts of&nbsp;Marion, Colleton, Beaufort, Barnwell, and Calhoun.
-:*Company A (also known as the Marion Men of Combahee) - Most from [[Colleton_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Colleton District/County]], some from Beaufort District (now [[Hampton_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Hampton County]])<ref name="Seigler" /><ref name="Batson">*[http://batsonsm.tripod.com/b/cav3r.html South Carolina Cavalry -Third South Carolina Cavalry Regiment]. South Carolina's Service in the War Between the States, Steve Batson's Internet site, accessed 12/02/2010. This website also lists the counties of origin and nicknames of the company , plus officers of the regiment and companies, and battles the regiment was involved in. See also "[http://batsonsm.tripod.com/b/cavbat.html South Carolina Cavalry Battalions]"</ref><ref name="Hewett" />
+:*Company A (also known as the Marion Men of Combahee) - Most from [[Colleton County, South Carolina#Military|Colleton District/County]], some from Beaufort District (now [[Hampton County, South Carolina#Military|Hampton County]]).
-:*Company B (also known as the Colleton Rangers) - [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/Colleton_County,_South_Carolina#Military Colleton District/County]<ref name="Seigler" /><ref name="Batson" /> - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/3rdcavb.htm Roster]&nbsp;(one man)<ref name="EDR">"[http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/unit72.htm 3rd Cavalry Regiment]". The War for Southern Independence in South Carolina. Eastern Digital Resources an Internet site, accessed 12/02/2010. Lists a brief Regiment history and a few names in the Company rosters.</ref>
+:*Company B (also known as the Colleton Rangers) - [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/Colleton_County,_South_Carolina#Military Colleton District/County] - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/3rdcavb.htm Roster]&nbsp;(one man)
-:*Company C (also known as the Beaufort District Troop<ref name="Batson" /> and Captain John H. Howard's Company, South Carolina Cavalry<ref name="Seigler" />) - [[Beaufort_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Beaufort District/County]]<ref name="Batson" /><ref name="Hewett" />
+:*Company C (also known as the Beaufort District Troop and Captain John H. Howard's Company, South Carolina Cavalry) - [[Beaufort County, South Carolina#Military|Beaufort District/County]]
-:*Company D (also known as the Barnwell Dragoons) - [[Barnwell_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Barnwell District/County]]<ref name="Seigler" /><ref name="Batson" />
+:*Company D (also known as the Barnwell Dragoons) - [[Barnwell County, South Carolina#Military|Barnwell District/County]]
-:*Company E (also known as the Calhoun Mounted Men or Calhoun Minute Men) - [[Colleton_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Colleton District/County]] and Beaufort District (now in [[Hampton_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Hampton County]] - St. Peter's Parish)<ref name="Seigler" /><ref name="Batson" />
+:*Company E (also known as the Calhoun Mounted Men or Calhoun Minute Men) - [[Colleton County, South Carolina#Military|Colleton District/County]] and Beaufort District (now in [[Hampton County, South Carolina#Military|Hampton County]] - St. Peter's Parish)
-:*Company F (also known as the St. Peter's Guards) -&nbsp;from lower [[Barnwell_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Barnwell District/County]] and [[Colleton_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Colleton District/County]], Beaufort District (now&nbsp;[[Hampton_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Hampton County]], St. Peter's Parish)<ref name="Seigler" /><ref name="Batson" />&nbsp;- [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/3rdcavf.htm Roster] (couple of names)<ref name="EDR" />
+:*Company F (also known as the St. Peter's Guards) -&nbsp;from lower [[Barnwell County, South Carolina#Military|Barnwell District/County]] and [[Colleton County, South Carolina#Military|Colleton District/County]], Beaufort District (now&nbsp;[[Hampton County, South Carolina#Military|Hampton County]], St. Peter's Parish) - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/3rdcavf.htm Roster] (couple of names)
-:*Company G (also known as the German Hussars) - [[Charleston_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Charleston District/County]]<ref name="Seigler" /><ref name="Batson" /> <ref name="Hewett" />
+:*Company G (also known as the [[Theodore_Cordes'_Company,_South_Carolina_Cavalry_Militia_(German_Hussars)|German Hussars]]) - [[Charleston County, South Carolina#Military|Charleston District/County]]
-:*Company H (also known as the Ashley Dragoons or Rangers) - [[Charleston_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Charleston&nbsp;District/County]] and [[Beaufort_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Beaufort District/County]]<ref name="Seigler" /><ref name="Batson" /><ref name="Hewett">Janet B. Hewett, ed. ''Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies''. (Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Pub. Co., c1994-2001), 56-78. {{FHL|750468|item|disp=FHL book 973 M29u ser. 1 supp. pt. 2 v. 64 and 65}}</ref>&nbsp;
+:*Company H (also known as the Ashley Dragoons or Rangers) - [[Charleston County, South Carolina#Military|Charleston&nbsp;District/County]] and [[Beaufort County, South Carolina#Military|Beaufort District/County]]
-:*Company I (also known as the Rebel Troops) - [[Colleton_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Colleton District/County]], [[Charleston_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Charleston District/County]] and [[Beaufort_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Beaufort District/County]]; and the Islands of Edisto, Wadmalaw and John's; a few from [[Orangeburg_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Orangeburg District/County]]&nbsp;and [[Barnwell_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Barnwell District/County]]<ref name="Seigler" /><ref name="Batson" /><ref name="Hewett" />
+:*Company I (also known as the Rebel Troops) - [[Colleton County, South Carolina#Military|Colleton District/County]], [[Charleston County, South Carolina#Military|Charleston District/County]] and [[Beaufort County, South Carolina#Military|Beaufort District/County]]; and the Islands of Edisto, Wadmalaw and John's; a few from [[Orangeburg County, South Carolina#Military|Orangeburg District/County]]&nbsp;and [[Barnwell County, South Carolina#Military|Barnwell District/County]]
-:*Company K (also known as Savannah River Guards and Captain Thomas H. Johnson's Company<ref name="Seigler" />) - [[Barnwell_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Barnwell&nbsp;District/County]]<ref name="Seigler" /><ref name="Batson" /><ref name="Hewett" />
+:*Company K (also known as Savannah River Guards and Captain Thomas H. Johnson's Company) - [[Barnwell County, South Carolina#Military|Barnwell&nbsp;District/County]]
 :*Field Staff and Band